What do you get when you combine an elephant with a fish?
Swimming trunks!
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Strange But True: Monkey Catapult
In 2010, a group of 15 monkeys escaped from a Japanese research institute by using trees to catapult themselves over a 17-foot-high electrical fence.
Moments in Time: Anti-spitting law
On May 12, 1896, New York City passed America's first anti-spitting law in an effort to combat tuberculosis, imposing fines and even jail time on unruly protesters…
Celebrity Extra: Elizabeth Hurley
Is it true that Billy Ray Cyrus is dating Elizabeth Hurley? I thought he was married.
Best Bites: Corn Dip
When college kids return home for the summer, they spend the first few days catching up on sleep, seeing friends, and eventually dumping out a semester's worth of laundry…
SOUP’S ON!
The Rev Piotr was busy in the kitchen preparing Mulligatawny Soup for the St. George’s Day Dinner on Wednesday, April 23rd.
Co-op Kid's Korner, April 24
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and games! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Salome's Stars: April 24
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Congratulations! With things going the way they are, you should be able to spare some time and take a break from your hectic schedule...
Weird News: Comic Cape
Crush Comics in California’s Castro Valley was burglarized on March 22, CBS News reported. The thief took a display of the store’s most valuable comic books…
Fun Fact: Behind Your Nose
On the roof of the nasal cavity (the space behind your nose) is the "olfactory epithelium," which contains millions of receptors that sense odor molecules.
Kindersley area attracts notable exploration licensing in April Crown land sale
Here’s a switch for you: substantially more money was spent on exploration licences in the Kindersley area than on petroleum and natural gas leases…
Strange But True: Bad Handwriting
Studies have suggested that gifted people often have bad handwriting because their brains work faster than their hands.
Moments in Time: Ninth Symphony
On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna even as the composer was suffering from severe hearing loss.
Celebrity Extra: Josh Holloway
What is Josh Holloway from "Lost" doing these days? I haven't seen him in anything since the show ended.
Best Bites: Pass the Popcorn
The smell and taste of freshly popped popcorn makes me think of good times with the people I enjoy.
NEW OWNERSHIP!
Congratulations to Rayellene Leipert (left) and Shirley Deptuch, the new owners of Kindersley Bearing.
Co-op Kid's Korner, April 17
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and games! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Fun Fact: Apples Float
Apples float because they are 85% water. The average apple contains 5 seeds. At room temperature, apples ripen 10 times faster than when refrigerated.